Suspect arrested after torching cars in Grants Pass, police say
Officers arrested 36-year-old Grant Brannaman after he allegedly damaged and destroyed cars in a Grants Pass neighborhood.
Posted: Feb 9, 2021 12:30 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
GRANTS PASS, Ore. Police in Grants Pass say that a man is in custody after he allegedly damaged and destroyed a number of vehicles in a neighborhood on Monday night.
Dispatch started receiving a number of 911 calls coming from the 1200-block of NE Grable Drive around 9:15 p.m. The callers reported that a man with a gas can was setting cars on fire.
Police and firefighters from the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety responded to the area, and the suspect ran away on foot shattering windows of other vehicles as he ran. More callers from the NE 12th Street and NE Meier Drive area reported that their car tires had been slashed.
Toronto man arrested, fentanyl and cocaine seized
Police seize cocaine, fentanyl and a non-firearm prohibited weapon on Thursday night following a traffic stop
Jan 29, 2021 12:28 PM By: Thunder Bay Police
Updated
Police arrested a Toronto man and seized a quantity of cocaine, fentanyl and a non-firearm prohibited weapon following a traffic stop Thursday night.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were in the area of the 1000-block of Simpson Street just before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28 when they observed a suspicious vehicle.
Further investigation revealed the vehicle was possibly connected to drug-trafficking activity.
A traffic stop was conducted without incident.
Thunder Bay Police Cruiser (Staff Photo)
Police apprehend a Toronto man alleged to have been involved in drug activity.
Officers stopped the 32 year old Thursday night on Simpson street and were able to pick up cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, cash and a weapon.
The charges against the suspect includes:
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon in a Motor Vehicle
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
Possession of Heroin for the Purpose of Trafficking
Police located a loaded handgun and a quantity of suspected cocaine after conducting a traffic stop for an apparent impaired driver Saturday evening.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were in the area of the 400 block of North Court Street just after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9 when they observed a motorist driving in a manner that led police to suspect they were impaired.
After observing more erratic driving, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 500 block of Fort William Road.
When officers approached the driver they observed several signs of impairment. As a result, police conducted a Standardized Field Sobriety Test, the results of which led police to suspect the motorist was impaired. Further evaluation by a Drug Recognition Expert confirmed she was impaired by drug.
Suspended driver flees from police, arrested after collision
A brief pursuit on Boxing Day has led to numerous charges for a 42-year-old Thunder Bay man.
Dec 29, 2020 9:29 AM By: Thunder Bay Police
THUNDER BAY A suspended driver who refused to stop for police was arrested following a motor-vehicle collision and a brief foot pursuit on Boxing Day.
A Thunder Bay Police Service officer with the Traffic Unit was in the area of the 100 block of Sherbrooke Street just before 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26 when he observed an SUV being driven in an erratic and dangerous manner.
The officer observed the motorist travelling at a high rate of speed and ignoring stop signs. The officer also observed signs the motorist may have been impaired. Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Edward Street near Redwood Avenue, but the motorist ignored them and continued.